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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to accelerate quantum computing-led research and development and enable new scientific discoveries, officials said.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Quantum Information and Computing (QuIC) lab at the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore was one of the first in India to manufacture and use heralded and entangled photon sources for various quantum technology applications.

Detailed explanation-3: -The quantum race has just begun with Indian IT companies like TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Mphasis, and others gearing up to create viable use cases and PoCs for its customers in the areas of life sciences, high-tech, financial services, manufacturing, defence and others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quantum Computing Laboratory: In December 2021, the Indian Army set up a quantum computing laboratory and an AI centre at a military engineering institute at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. It is also backed by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).